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"I loved having the opportunity to change my life, but it also encouraged my children back into education. I would encourage anyone, no matter your age or qualifications, to take the chance and believe in themselves and use SWAP as your stepping stone to university or a new career" - Michelle McGinty (Access to Law, Business, and Finance, West College Scotland).

There are over 37,000 SWAP stories so far, with more being added every year. The students below have kindly agreed to share their stories here.

If you’re looking for a case study featuring a specific programme, course, college or university, use the search box above to find student stories by single keyword (e.g. "STEM" or “politics” or “Langside”).

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AASIRA SIDDIQUI

Humanities 2017-18 at Glasgow Kelvin College; HND 2020-21 at City of...

ABOUT SWAP

Scottish Wider Access Programme

ALAN CAMPBELL

Humanities - Langside 2009-10 > History and Politics - University of...

ALLEN IRUOESIRI

Access to Life Sciences - Glasgow Clyde College at Langside...

AMBER ALLAN

Humanities - Motherwell College (2003-4) Graduated from University of...

ANDREW MOONEY

Medical Studies at Stow College (2011/12) Progressed to study...

AYRSHIRE COLLEGE - KILMARNOCK & KILWINNING

Nursing 2013-14

CHEREE ANN CAMPBELL

Humanities GKC Easterhouse 2012-13 >> Strathclyde University...

CHERYL-LEE MCPHILLIE

Access to Humanities at West College Scotland 2017-18 Progressed to...

CHRIS ANDERSON

* 2014-15 Access to Chemistry and Biology at GKC* HNC Applied Science...

CHRIS STEWART

Chemistry & Biology at North Glasgow College (2012-13) Progressed...

CLAIRE MCASPURREN

Nursing at GKC Springburn 2014-15 Progressed to study Adult Nursing...

CRAIG MARTIN

Primary Education - University of Strathclyde

DANIEL MCLACHLAN

Humanities (2018-19). BSc (Hons) 1st Class from GCU in Applied...

DARLEEN SNEDDON

Access to Nursing - NCL Motherwell (2017-18) Progressed to UWS to...

DENISE FORD

Nursing at South Lanarkshire College (2007-8). * Graduated with a...

DIANNE JAMISON

Nursing at Kilmarnock College (2008-9) Nursing UWS (2009-2012)

DR. ALEX MCINTYRE

Access to Humanities/ Primary Ed at John Wheatley College BSc (Hons)...

DUFFIN - MOTHER & DAUGHTER

Miriam: 1990-1991 Primary Education at Langside College Katie:...

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY COLLEGE

Nursing 2013-14

DYLAN HALLIDAY

Access To STEM 2017-18 at Ayrshire College Mathematics and...

EDWARD WILKIE

Maths and Computing - North Glasgow (GKC Springburn) Strathclyde BEng...

FRANCES CUNNINGHAM

. SWAP Programme and pre-SWAP: Introduction to experimental science,...

GARETH MACCOLL

Humanities at Reid Kerr College (2012/13) * University of...

GEORGIE MCINTOSH

Nursing at Kilmarnock College (2008-9). * Graduated from UWS (2012)...

GKC - SPRINGBURN

Access to Nursing 2012-13

GKC - SPRINGBURN

Access to Engineering 2013-14

GKC CITY - CHEM/BIO/DIET

2014-15 Access to Chemistry, Biology & Dietetics

HEATHER NICOL

Access to Nursing at UHI Argyll (2019-20) BSc Adult...

IAIN MOFFAT

Social Sciences 2012-13 - New College Lanarkshire (Coatbridge) 2.1 MA...

IMELDA AZABUIKE

Nursing at Stow (2006-7) * Graduated in 2011 from GCU with a degree...

JABEEN MUHAMMAD

Humanities at Cardonald College * Graduated from the University of...

JAMES WATT KILWINNING

Access to Nursing 2012-13

JAQUELINE MAITLAND :: [*VIDEO*]

Access to STEM - GKC City Centre (Stow) 2010-11 Progressed to study...

JENNI PIRRETT

SWAP Access to Health 2012-13 North Glasgow College The Open...

JENNIFER ABALO [*VIDEO*]

Humanities @ Langside Campus - Business @ GCU Jennifer later returned...

JOHN CONN

Science at Coatbridge (2010/11) * Progressed to GCU (Glasgow...

JOHN TEMPLETON

Nursing at Glasgow Clyde College (Langside) 2014-15 GCU Mental...

JOHNNIE ANDERSON

Humanities at WCS 2016-17; BA (Hons) in History, Politics and...

JON WALLACE

Nursing at Kilmarnock (2011/12) Adult Nursing at UWS (2012-2015)

KAKO (KEVIN STAPLETON)

Chemistry & Biological Sciences - North Glasgow (2010-11) :: ::...

KARIN SURGEONER

Primary Education at WCS Paisley (2013-14) Graduated from the...

KILMARNOCK COLLEGE

Access to Nursing 2012-13

LAUREEN GILMOUR

Langside College - Access to Humanities University of Strathclyde -...

LEANNE WATSON

Humanities at Reid Kerr (2008-9) * Social Sciences at GCU (2009-2013)

MARION MCLACHLAN

Access to Humanities - John Wheatley College BA (Hons) in Criminology...

MARK BROWNLIE

Coatbridge College - Access to Social Sciences University of Stirling...

MARK CALLENDER :: [*VIDEO*]

Humanities at Langside College BEd (Hons) 1st Class - University of...

MARK PREISS

Access to Primary Education at WCS, Paisley - 2016-17 Progressed to...

MERCY CHEGE

Access to Nursing at Glasgow Clyde College (2017-18) Studying...

MUZINGAYE NGWENYA

2014/15: Access to Humanities at GKC City 2015/16: HNC Working with...

NCL COATBRIDGE

2018-19 Access to Nursing

NIALL HARRISON

> SWAP Access to STEM, Stow College (Glasgow Kelvin College)...

REID KERR COLLEGE 2012/13

Access to Humanities

ROBERT JENNER :: [*VIDEO*]-

Nursing at North Glasgow College (2007-8) :: Graduated (2011) with a...

ROSS MACLEOD

Humanities at John Wheatley 2008/9 University of Glasgow - BEd (Hons)...

ROY JOSEPH HARRIS

Primary Education at Langside College (now Glasgow Clyde...

SABOR ALI

Springburn Campus (GKC) (Health) 2013/14 * progressed to GCU...

SAM GREEN [*VIDEO*]

Health & Biological Sciences at Cardonald; Occupational Therapy at...

SANDY NISBET

Nursing (2017-18) Ayrshire College UWS Ayr - Mental Health...

SEETAL KEWAL

Health Science - GKC Springburn 2014-15 UWS Paisley - BSc Psychology

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE

Access to Nursing 2013-14

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COLLEGE [*VIDEO*]

Access to Humanities 2013-14

STEWART MCKAY

Nursing at Kilmarnock College 2009-10 :: UWS Mental Health Nursing...

STOW COLLEGE

Access to Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) 2012-13

STUART PATTERSON

Humanities 2017-18 at GKC Strathclyde - Social Policy, Education and...

WCS CLYDEBANK

STEM 2014/15

WCS PAISLEY

Nursing 2014-15

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